Downloading a Backup Image from an FTP or SCP Server
You can choose to download a backup image from an FTP or SCP server for a restore. After it is downloaded, the system is restored in the same way as restoring from the local storage.
To download a backup image
from an FTP or SCP Server for a restore:
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From the top menu, click
Controller.
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From the left pane, click
.
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Select the Remote option, and then type the following:
- Protocol – FTP or
SCP.
- Server – The server to
retrieve the backup file from.
Note
The Server
parameter supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
- User ID – The user ID used
to log into the server.
- Password – The
corresponding password for the user ID.
- Confirm – The corresponding
password for the user ID to confirm it was typed correctly.
- Directory – The directory
on the server in which the backup file that is to be retrieved is stored.
- Filename – The name of the
image file to retrieve.
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Click Get Image now. The image is downloaded and added to the list.
Note
SCP can only be used to download an image and cannot be used to start remote upgrade. The Upgrade now button is disabled when SCP is selected from the drop-down list.